Originally Posted by maxdustington
Drop-ins wreck the bed, spray ins are hard to sweep out and can possibly block the bed drains.
Work truck = no bedliner, possibly bed mat/ horse stall mat (cowboy mode engaged).
Soccer mom mobile = spray in.
If applied correctly the spray ins do not block the drain holes. My 2011 now drains water from the bed like it should, unlike the drop in that held water in the bed if it was not parked with the rear end of the truck lower than the front.
Originally Posted by AZjeff
Originally Posted by philipp10
Originally Posted by tony1679
Neither. Seriously. What's so bad about scratching the paint in the bed? I've never understood this
If you use a drop in, they collect water like crazy and rust out the bed.
If you use a spray in/roll-on, you completely and effectively ruined the paint anyway. Do you know what's involved getting spray-in bedliners removed? The paint has to be scraped beyond any recognition. So why not just leave it alone, save the cash, and roll around with a few scratches here and there? Think of it as a badge of honor. It shows you ACTUALLY use a truck AS a truck.
Spray-in bedliners are for Raptors that haul around car seats, where the biggest payload they'll ever see is the Power Wheels version of said Raptor.
agree. What's the point of a truck if you don't want to scratch the bed? Never understood the baby hauler truck.
The point may be that some people just like to take care of their stuff. I haul lumber and gravel and metal and bikes and camping gear in my trucks without beating the crap out of them. Plus, at some point REAL MEN who scratch their trucks get to buy nice used ones. My neighbor has a Raptor like described...so what? You should be happy.
I agree. I bought mine to haul recreational equipment, hunting equipment, a Honda ATV, a kayak, weekend odd jobs and for towing. For this purpose the spray in works very well. If my livelihood required the use of a truck for hauling gravel, wood, mulch, brick or for general farm use, I'd still put some type of liner to help protect the bed.